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● By Mark Inabinett

Accuracy: 20.43%33rd Place
During the 2022 NFL draft, Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett became the first quarterback chosen when the Pittsburgh Steelers selected him at No. 20. That was the latest the first QB had appeared in an NFL draft since 1997, when the San Francisco 49ers made Virginia Tech’s Jim Druckenmiller the first quarterback selection at No. 26. The 2023 draft will be more like business as usual. By the time the 20th pick comes up this year, four quarterbacks likely will have been drafted, with the top two selections most assuredly set to be spent on QBs.

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